A Life in Questions

The witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. Filled with views, opinions and stories from 4 decades in front of the camera. Jeremy Paxman is the no-nonsense star of BBC Newsnight, a supreme inquisitor and a master at skewering mammoth egos with his relentless grilling. From John Major to Theresa May and Tony Blair to Ed Miliband, he had them quaking in their boots. But it wasn't just politicians. Paxman's interviews with Dizzee Rascal, David Bowie, Russell Brand, Vivienne Westwood are legendary. He discussed belief with religious leaders and philosophers, economics with CEOs and bankers, books with writers and art and theatre with artists. After 23 years on University Challenge, Paxman is also the longest-serving active quizmaster on British television. In A Life in Questions, the tables are turned: the quizmaster answers our burning questions, telling terrific stories and laughing at much of the silliness in the world. These are the long-awaited memoirs of the greatest political interviewer of our time....